KJV King James Version
And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
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Genesis 47:27
And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now the Israelites settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and became fruitful and increased greatly in number.
WEB World English Bible
Israel lived in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they got themselves possessions therein, and were fruitful, and multiplied exceedingly.
ASV American Standard Version
And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they gat them possessions therein, and were fruitful, and multiplied exceedingly.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Israel dwelleth in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen, and they have possession in it, and are fruitful, and multiply exceedingly;
Surrounding context — Genesis 47
24 And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth [part] unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.
25 And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.
26 And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, [that] Pharaoh should have the fifth [part]; except the land of the priests only, [which] became not Pharaoh’s.
27 And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
29 And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
30 But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.
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וַיֵּ֧שֶׁבH3427 · ya.shavto dwellיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelבְּאֶ֥רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetמִצְרַ֖יִםH4714 · mits.ra.yimEgyptבְּאֶ֣רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetגֹּ֑שֶׁןH1657 · go.shenGoshenוַיֵּאָחֲז֣וּH270 · a.chazto graspבָ֔הּH9034 · haherוַיִּפְר֥וּH6509 · pa.rahbe fruitfulוַיִּרְבּ֖וּH7235 · ra.vahto multiplyמְאֹֽד׃H3966 · me.odmuch
Cross-references
Genesis 46:3And he said, I [am] God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:Exodus 1:7And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.Acts 7:17But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,Psalm 107:38He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.Psalm 105:24And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.Deuteronomy 26:5And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish [was] my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:Zechariah 10:8I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.Genesis 26:4And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;Deuteronomy 10:22Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.Genesis 17:6And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.Genesis 8:7And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.Genesis 8:9But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters [were] on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.Nehemiah 9:23Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess [it].Exodus 1:12But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.Genesis 13:16And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, [then] shall thy seed also be numbered.Genesis 28:14And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
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